Butch Songin
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 11, 1924 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Walpole, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death: | May 12, 1976 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death: | Foxboro, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College: | Boston College | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1950 / Round: 19 / Pick: 247 | ||||||||||||||
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| Pass attempts: | 694 |
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| Pass completions: | 327 |
| Percentage: | 47.1 |
| TD–INT: | 38–31 |
| Passing yards: | 4,347 |
| QB Rating: | 67.1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Edward F. "Butch" Songin (May 11, 1924 – May 12, 1976) was a quarterback for the Boston College Eagles, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Rugby Union, and for the American Football League's Boston Patriots and New York Titans. He also was an All-American defenseman for the BC Eagles ice hockey team.
From 1947 to 1949, Songin was the starting quarterback for the Boston College Eagles. He completed 192 of 385 passes for 2,534 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.
Songin was a Hockey All-American for Boston College in 1948. He was a member of the 1948–1949 national championship team. He was captain of the 1949–50 squad and also won All-American. He was a founding member of the Pike's Peak Hockey Club. Today it is Boston College's oldest hockey booster organizations. Songin also played 1 game for the Worcester Warriors of the Eastern Hockey League during the 1954–55 season. His nephew Tom Songin played right wing for the Boston Bruins
In 1950 Songin played three games for the Erie Vets of the AFL (formerly the American Association) before being sidelined by an injury, damaging the team's chances of a championship.
From 1953 to 1954, Songin played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, predecessor of the Canadian Football League. He won the Grey Cup in his rookie season in 1953.
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